Is there still an opportunity in small format supermarkets?

Walmart’s decision to pull the plug on its Walmart Express pilot should not be taken as a read of the future for smaller format grocery stores in the U.S. For the retailer, discontinuing the pilot at this stage is driven by internal factors rather than the failure of the format itself and looks like a solid, commercially-driven decision.

The concept needed scale to be truly successful
The decision enables the retailer to focus on its core Supercenter and Ne